More Sharpie-gate nonsense. Ross threatened to fire the top admins at NOAA unless they disavowed their scientists’ statement that Alabama was not at risk after the president’s pronouncement.
And to make matters worse, the top administrators at NOAA then told their scientists not to tell the truth! “This is the first time I’ve felt pressure from above to not say what truly is the forecast. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around. One of the things we train on is to dispel inaccurate rumors.”
The latest:
In an email to staff, NOAA’s acting chief scientist Craig McLean credited the National Weather Service’s Birmingham office with correcting “any public misunderstanding in an expert and timely way,” in other words, disputing the president’s misinformation. Per The Washington Post, McLean said he is “pursuing the potential violations of our NOAA Administrative Order on Scientific Integrity.”
This is really the clusterfuck that keeps on giving. To be fair, Ross deserves credit for staying awake long enough to threaten anyone.
Only the BEST people, Part 732.